diff --git a/configuration/configuration.yaml b/configuration/configuration.yaml
index d6d0754..ef0f72e 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.yaml
+++ b/configuration/configuration.yaml
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ person:
 python_script:
 recorder:
   db_url: !secret mysql_url
+  purge_keep_days: 365
 scene: !include scenes.yaml
 script: !include scripts.yaml
 ssdp: